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Now is the time for raves, even over-the-top ones. But Dylan Cease is getting them:
We love the sound of baseball. pic.twitter.com/CGCZAcH3a4
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) February 18, 2021
Per Scott Merkin, Yasmani Grandal is raving to pitching coach Ethan Katz early about Cease’s stuff: “This guy can be a Cy Young finalist, and he has the tools to do it. There’s no doubt about that.”
Cease, Lucas Giolito and Dallas Keuchel all had throwing sessions at Camelback Ranch today.
Sort of in the category of stating the obvious, but now that Garrett Crochet is ticketed for the White Sox bullpen and not the Charlotte rotation, nice to see:
Garrett Crochet's stuff is . ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/GmI8Eg2i3l
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) February 19, 2021
Giolito is not screwing around:
Killer instincts. #ChangetheGame pic.twitter.com/7DQ2eW4er3
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) February 18, 2021
Liam Hendriks already has been active with charity work in his new hometown,
Today Liam & Kristi Hendriks catered lunch to the staff and volunteers of @StJamesWabash who have committed endless efforts to support the community in the fight against food insecurity, especially during these challenging times. pic.twitter.com/m6BB3Ki7ZJ
— White Sox Charities (@soxcharities) February 18, 2021
but now in Arizona is absolutely pumped about the arms throwing in innings one through eight:
"This is the makeup that you want to have on paper leading into a season." pic.twitter.com/2o3Fjdzb4y
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) February 18, 2021
Lance Lynn, bringing a little bitta Bad Bobby to the proceedings:
Lance Lynn in his new threads. pic.twitter.com/OECBcbHCnI
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) February 18, 2021
Yoán Moncada has released his debut single:
“Desastre Personal” debuted at No. 25 on Billboard’s Tropical Songs chart when it was released in January, and held there for at least a week.
And no, the song is not about contracting the coronavirus and being winded all season long in 2020.
And taking a deeper dive into miscellaneous stuff that doesn’t matter much, there’s this truth from the MLB Network’s Top 100:
MLB Network’s Top 100 Players by team:
— Danny Vietti (@DannyVietti) February 19, 2021
1.) White Sox: 9
2.) Dodgers: 8
3.) Mets: 7
3.) Yankees: 7
5.) Blue Jays: 6
6.) Braves: 5
6.) Padres: 5
6.) Cubs: 5
9.) 5 teams tied with 4 (TB, BOS, HOU, WAS)
If you haven’t been counting at home, here’s the list:
Tim Anderson (27)
José Abreu (31) (NL MVP Freddie Freeman, at the same position, was fourth!)
Yasmani Grandal (49)
Eloy Jiménez (54)
Liam Hendriks (58)
Lucas Giolito (69)
Lance Lynn (75)
Yoán Moncada (90)
Luis Robert (94)